Watercolor Pickup

     I love the old postcard fibe I get from this card. I'm still practicing my watercolor stamping with Tim Holtz Distress Markers. For this card I used Theresa Momber's "Country Roads" that I purchased two years ago. The paper looks torn as I used torn Post-Its to mask the edges. The perfect masculine birthday card.

Inside of Card

 Challenges

Cards in Envy - Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall - #55 - *
Cardz 4 Guyz - Autumn Colours - #7 - *
Make My Monday - No Patterned Paper - #23 - *
Retro Rubber Challenge(RRCB48) - Tie Me Up - #1 - *

Stamp TV - Torn Edges - *

Farm Portal

     Every year I make a farming birthday card for my oldest brother. For this one I used Theresa Momber's "Country Roads" stamp sets and Gina K's "Frame and Flowers".

     I used a die cut to cut the center of the frame and placed acetate between the black card base and the ivory. All of the stamps are on the front are from "Frame and Flowers" which came with dies. 
     The inside of the card was done using masking. I was trying to make a cornfield. Not sure how successful I was on that one. 

 Inside of Card

Challenges

Stamp TV - Birthday - *
Stamp TV - Use Acetate - *

Horses with Shaker

     This card is inspired by a "How to Make a Sunrise Background" using masking video done by Theresa Momber. I had to use different ink colors since I didn't have any of the inks she used. My sunrise doesn't have as much red in it as Theresa's.

     I wanted to make a shaker card. I started with Melanie Muenchinger's "Branching Out" stamp set for the background. The horses and sentiment are from Theresa Momber's "Country Roads 2" stamp set. 
     I made the shaker part using two pieces of acetate. I used a fuse to make a 3 sided pocket, poured in brown PVC glitter from Michael's, then used the fuse to close the fourth side. This is the easiest shaker card I have ever made. It is flat and the shaker items to not get stuck in any adhesives or static cling to the window of the shaker.
     I made this card at a scrapping crop night. The whole time I was telling everyone that I was happy with the card, but the shaker was going to be dumb. The plan was that after I finished the card, I would immediately make another card just like it with no shaker in the window. Well, when I completed the card, I was totally happy with it and no longer felt the need to make another.

Challenges

Challenge Up Your Life - Frame - #24 - *

Creative Corner Challenges - Glittermania - #6 - Top 5 !!!

 

Inkspirational Challenge - Masking - #10 -*

Simon Says Stamp - Animal Magic - #241 - *

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative - Loose glitter - #34 *

Stamp TV - Shaker Card - *

Remember Lane

      For this card I used two Gina K stamp sets: Northwoods 2 and Country Roads to form a vintage scene. I recently purchased Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper. The tree and the mailboxes were stamped and fussy cut from this paper. This acted as a mask against the background inking that was done. The truck is stamped on ivory card stock, colored with water-based markers, fussy cut, and pop dotted to the card. 
     This card reminds me of the postcards that my dad saved from the 40's. The Kraft paper with the inking resembles the paper from the antique cards.  

Card and Envelope

Inside of Card

Challenges

Country View Challenges - Make Background - #75 -*
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes - #70 - *
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes - #34 -*
Our Craft Corner - Anything Goes - #85 -*
Stamp TV - Kraft - *